Orlando City SC vs Philadelphia Union, MLS 2021 REGULAR SEASON

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Philadelphia Union

Thu 22 Jul 2021 · 23:30 UTC Exploria Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'

Mauricio Pereira 45' Y

Y 56' Sergio Santos

Benji Michel 78' Y

Overview

Match Preview

Orlando City SC vs Philadelphia Union — MLS at Exploria Stadium.

Orlando City SC 34 games · 46 pts (2026/26)
Philadelphia Union 34 games · 50 pts (2026/26)

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Nashville SC	34	77
2	Internacional CF Miami	34	60
3	New England Revolution	34	58
4	Chicago Fire FC	34	55
5	Charlotte FC	34	54
6	Philadelphia Union	34	50
7	Columbus Crew SC	34	47
8	FC Cincinnati	34	46
9	Orlando City SC	34	46
10	New York City FC	34	42
11	New York Red Bulls	34	42
12	Toronto FC	34	39
13	Atlanta United FC	34	33
14	D.C. United SC	34	33
15	Montreal Impact FC	34	26
16	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	34	64
17	FC Dallas	34	58
18	St. Louis City	34	54
19	San Jose Earthquakes	34	52
20	Houston Dynamo	34	51
21	Los Angeles FC	34	47
22	Portland Timbers	34	46
23	Seattle Sounders FC	34	46
24	Real Salt Lake	34	45
25	Minnesota United FC	34	44
26	Los Angeles Galaxy	34	44
27	Colorado Rapids SC	34	43
28	San Diego FC	34	38
29	Austin FC	34	34
30	Sporting Kansas City	34	26

Head-to-Head

Orlando City SC 17 games · Avg 3.4 goals Philadelphia Union

Last 5 meetings

2021-07-22 Orlando City SC 2–1 Philadelphia Union 2020-07-21 Philadelphia Union 1–1 Orlando City SC 2019-07-07 Philadelphia Union 2–2 Orlando City SC 2019-07-03 Orlando City SC 1–3 Philadelphia Union 2018-09-01 Orlando City SC 2–2 Philadelphia Union

Recent Form

Orlando City SC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
22 Jul	Philadelphia Union	H	2–1	W
17 Jul	Toronto FC	A	1–1	D
08 Jul	Chicago Fire FC	A	1–3	L
03 Jul	New York Red Bulls	H	1–2	L
26 Jun	Internacional CF Miami	A	2–1	W
22 Jun	San Jose Earthquakes	H	5–0	W

Philadelphia Union

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
22 Jul	Orlando City SC	A	1–2	L
17 Jul	D.C. United SC	H	2–1	W
09 Jul	New York Red Bulls	A	1–1	D
04 Jul	Nashville SC	A	0–1	L
27 Jun	Chicago Fire FC	A	3–3	D
23 Jun	Columbus Crew SC	H	1–0	W

Season Stats

Orlando City SC		Philadelphia Union
#9	Position	#6
46	Points	50
34	Played	34
13 / 7 / 14	W / D / L	14 / 8 / 12
63	Scored	66
78	Conceded	52
-15	GD	+14
1.35	PPG	1.47
38%	Win %	41%

Key Stats

76% Both Teams to Score
H2H (17 games)

71% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

18% Clean Sheets
Orlando City SC this season

24% Clean Sheets
Philadelphia Union this season

Orlando City SC are 9th (46 pts). Philadelphia Union are 6th (50 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Orlando City SC

0-15

5/5

16-30

10/10

31-45

5/8

46-60

10/10

61-75

7/5

76+

13/15

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Philadelphia Union

0-15

4/6

16-30

6/7

31-45

8/7

46-60

12/2

61-75

17/5

76+

8/6

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Orlando City SC

Martin Ojeda	16 G	4 A
Antoine Griezmann	14 G	6 A
Tyrese Spicer	6 G

Philadelphia Union

Milan Iloski	19 G	2 A
Bruno Damiani	13 G	3 A
Cavan Sullivan	9 G	6 A

Events

Match Events

0' We are underway at Exploria Stadium. The crowd does wile while the referee lows the starting whistle.
5' Quinn Sullivan is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Philadelphia Union so far.
10' What a moment for Benji Michel! That strike on 10 puts his side firmly in control.
15' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Jim Curtin will be considering his options from the bench.
20' Philadelphia Union are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
25' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 2 times this season with Philadelphia Union winning 50% of all matches.
30' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
35' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
40' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Orlando City SC and Philadelphia Union are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
45' Mauricio Pereira was booked on 45.
50' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
55' Daniel Gazdag, a Hungary , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
56' Sergio Santos picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
59' The deadlock is broken! Andres Perea gets on the scoresheet on 59 minutes.
64' Philadelphia Union is showing some good football. However, Philadelphia Union are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
68' The Poland Kacper Przybylko breaks the deadlock on 68 minutes. 2-1!
69' Another substitution for Philadelphia Union to replace Daniel Gazdag by Leon Flach on 69 minute.
73' The whistle greets Chris Mueller as he departs to be replaced by Silvester van der Water.
78' Controversy at the stadium! Benji Michel argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
78' Tesho Akindele has so much to prove this time. He replaces Benji Michel on 78 minute.
83' Alexander Alvarado is ready to make an impact after coming on for Nani at the 83 minute mark.
88' The crowd applauds Alejandro Bedoya as he leaves the pitch. Jack McGlynn steps in for Philadelphia Union.
90' A change in the Philadelphia Union ranks — Jamiro Monteiro exits the field as Paxten Aaronson enters on 90.
Both sets of fans can go home satisfied — a 2-1 draw is a fair result on the day.

Lineups

Orlando City SC Lineups

Starting XI

17
Nani ↓ Alexander Alvarado 83'
15
Rodrigo Schlegel
4
Joao Moutinho
1
Pedro Gallese
20
Oriol Rosell ↓ Joseph Dezart 78'
6
Robin Jansson
24
Kyle Smith
19
Benji Michel ↓ Tesho Akindele 78'
21
Andres Perea
9
Chris Mueller ↓ Silvester van der Water 73'
10
Mauricio Pereira ↓ Antonio Carlos 73'

Bench

Coach Óscar Pareja

Philadelphia Union Lineups

Starting XI

27
Kai Wagner
3
Jack Elliott
11
Alejandro Bedoya ↓ Jack McGlynn 88'
15
Olivier Mbaizo
6
Daniel Gazdag ↓ Leon Flach 69'
17
Sergio Santos ↓ Quinn Sullivan 69'
1
Matt Freese
8
Jose Andres Martinez
5
Jakob Glesnes
10
Jamiro Monteiro ↓ Paxten Aaronson 90'
23
Kacper Przybylko

Bench

Coach Jim Curtin

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Martin Ojeda	4
Daniel Gazdag	4
Duncan McGuire	3
Milan Iloski	3
Kacper Przybylko	3
Dom Dwyer	3
Christopher Mueller	2
Dom Dwyer	2

Head to Head

Orlando City SC Form

2021-07-22 Orlando City SC 2–1 Philadelphia Union W 2021-07-17 Toronto FC 1–1 Orlando City SC D 2021-07-08 Chicago Fire FC 3–1 Orlando City SC L 2021-07-03 Orlando City SC 1–2 New York Red Bulls L 2021-06-26 Internacional CF Miami 1–2 Orlando City SC W 2021-06-22 Orlando City SC 5–0 San Jose Earthquakes W

Philadelphia Union Form

2021-07-22 Orlando City SC 2–1 Philadelphia Union L 2021-07-17 Philadelphia Union 2–1 D.C. United SC W 2021-07-09 New York Red Bulls 1–1 Philadelphia Union D 2021-07-04 Nashville SC 1–0 Philadelphia Union L 2021-06-27 Chicago Fire FC 3–3 Philadelphia Union D 2021-06-23 Philadelphia Union 1–0 Columbus Crew SC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

1.98 Orlando City SC xG

Expected Goals

Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo

2.03 Philadelphia Union xG

I would bet for: Orlando City SC or Philadelphia Union 77% + Over 2.5 goals 75%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Orlando City SC42% Draw23% Philadelphia Union35%

Actual: Orlando City SC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes74% 0% No26%

Avg goals/match: 4.01

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	97%	3%
± 1.5	91%	9%
± 2.5	75%	25%
± 3.5	56%	44%
± 4.5	37%	63%

Double Chance

Orlando City SC or Draw

65%

Draw or Philadelphia Union

58%

Orlando City SC or Philadelphia Union

77%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Orlando City SC30% Draw38% Philadelphia Union32%

Actual: Orlando City SC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

8.1%

1 – 2

7.2%

2 – 1

Actual

2 – 2

1 – 3

4.8%

2 – 3

4.7%

3 – 2

4.6%

3 – 1

4.6%

0 – 2

3.8%

2 – 0

3.7%

0 – 1

3.3%

3 – 3

3.2%

Asian Handicap — Orlando City SC

Handicap	Orlando City SC covers	Push	Philadelphia Union covers
-2.5	10%	—	90%
-2	10%	11%	79%
-1.5	21%	—	79%
-1	21%	17%	62%
-0.5	38%	—	62%
+0.5	60%	—	40%
+1	60%	17%	23%
+1.5	77%	—	23%
+2	77%	12%	11%
+2.5	89%	—	11%

Clean Sheet

Orlando City SC keeps clean sheet

14% ✓

Philadelphia Union keeps clean sheet

15% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.